ތުނި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तनु (tanu). Cognate to Sinhalese තුනු (tunu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪u.n̪i/, [t̪u.n̪i]
  • Hyphenation: ތު‧ނި

Adjective

ތުނި • (tuni) 

  1. thin, fine, slender, tenuous
  2. sparse, scattered
  3. flat

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތުނި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 240
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